Security Architect - Remote

COGNNA; Remote; SAR 449,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Saudi Arabia seeks a Security Architect to define and enforce security principles across their platforms. You will design security architecture for multi-tenant SaaS solutions and mentor teams in integrating security practices. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in information security, strong cloud security skills, and the ability to lead teams effectively. This position offers a competitive salary and a flexible work environment.

Benefits

Competitive package – salary, equity options, and performance incentives

Flexible work from anywhere

Growth-focused environment

Global impact on critical systems

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in information security.
• Experience in a leadership or security architecture role.
• Proficiency with IAM, encryption, and network security.

Responsibilities

• Design and lead security architecture for multi-tenant SaaS platform.
• Conduct risk assessments and threat modeling.
• Mentor and guide security engineers.

Skills

Cloud security

Security architecture frameworks

Risk assessments

Threat modeling

Security automation

Excellent communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Cybersecurity

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

CI/CD integrations

Job description

As a Security Architect, you will define and enforce security-by-design principles across our platforms. You’ll partner with engineering, product, and customer-facing teams to build resilient, cloud-native architectures, integrate DevSecOps practices, and ensure our SOC platform aligns with leading security frameworks. This role is both strategic and practical: shaping security roadmaps, advising leadership, and guiding teams through implementation.

What You’ll Do

• Design and lead security architecture for COGNNA’s multi‑tenant SaaS platform, ensuring secure cloud‑native deployments across AWS, GCP, and Azure.
• Develop and enforce security‑by‑design principles, integrating them into product architecture, SDLC, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Conduct risk assessments, threat modeling, and architecture reviews to identify gaps and propose effective mitigations.
• Mentor and guide security engineers, elevating team capabilities in secure development, automation, and operations.
• Build defense‑in‑depth strategies spanning application, infrastructure, and data security layers.
• Implement and automate security controls using tools like Terraform, Ansible, SOAR, and CI/CD integrations.
• Collaborate with compliance teams to map architectures against standards such as NIST, ISO 27001, and CIS benchmarks.
• Partner with product and customer teams to support demos, POCs, and deployment design reviews with enterprise clients.
• Stay ahead of threats and innovations, continuously improving our architecture to meet evolving security and regulatory demands.
• Support incident response by designing resilient monitoring, detection, and recovery strategies into the architecture.

Benefits

• Competitive package – salary, equity options, and performance incentives.
• Flexible & remote – work from anywhere with an outcomes‑first culture.
• Team of experts – work with designers, engineers, and security professionals solving real‑world problems.
• Growth‑focused – your ideas ship, your voice counts, your growth matters.
• Global impact – build products that protect critical systems and data.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or a related technical field.
• 7+ years of experience in information security, with at least 3 years in a leadership or security architecture role.
• Proven experience leading and mentoring security engineering teams.
• Strong background in cloud security (AWS, Azure, or GCP), including architecture, monitoring, and incident response.
• Hands‑on experience with secure SDLC, DevSecOps practices, and CI/CD security integrations.
• Deep understanding of security architecture frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001, CIS, etc.).
• Strong knowledge of application, infrastructure, and cloud security controls.
• Proficiency with risk assessments, threat modeling, and security reviews.
• Experience with security automation and orchestration tools (Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD integrations, SOAR).
• Familiarity with IAM, encryption, endpoint security, vulnerability management, and network security.
• Knowledge of container and microservices security (Docker, Kubernetes) is a strong plus.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills—able to translate complex architecture into clear guidance for technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Security certifications (CISSP, CISM, CCSP, SABSA) are highly desirable.
• Fluent in English; Arabic proficiency is a bonus.
• Willingness to travel for key customer engagements, demos, and industry events.